Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 723 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) stressing (d) trailing off
3. 3.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
4. 4.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) changing your speed (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
6. 6.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
7. 7.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: finishing every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
8. 8.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak to reach the back (b) shout angrily (c) whisper softly (d) speak very fast
9. 9.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) speed up even more (b) skip the hard parts (c) stop breathing (d) slow down on purpose
10. 10.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) finishing every word
12. 12.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) changing your speed (d) rushing through it
13. 13.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
14. 14.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) finishing every word (c) speaking to the back row (d) rushing through it
15. 15.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
16. 16.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) keeping your chin up (b) changing your speed (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
18. 18.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: breathing from the belly? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
19. 19.🔊 How loud should you speak in a classroom talk? (a) so the back row hears (b) in a whisper (c) as loud as a scream (d) only for the front row
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
21. 21.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) changing your speed (c) speaking to the back row (d) sipping water before
23. 23.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 20 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 400 words/min
24. 24.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) breathing from the belly (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) shouting every word
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: covering your mouth? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) mumbling (d) speaking to the back row
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
31. 31.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
34. 34.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) sipping water before (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
37. 37.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
38. 38.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) sipping water before (c) rushing through it (d) speaking to the back row
40. 40.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer

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